TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION

2. INTRODUCTION TO THE FAMILY

3. OUTLINE OF THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE MODEL

4. IDENTIFY THE STAGE OF THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE THAT THE COUPLE IS
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING

5. KEY PRINCIPLES AND SECOND ORDER CHANGES THE FAMILY IS
EXPERIENCING

6. THE EXTEND TO WHICH THE COUPLE'S FAMILY LIFE CYCLE ADHERES TO
CARTER AND McCOLDRICK'S MODEL (1989)

7. THE COUPLE'S EXPERIENCES PERTAINING TO THE PRECEDING
DEVELOPMENT STAGE OF THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE

8. VERTICAL STRESSORS

9. HORIZONTAL STRESSORS

10. SYSTEM-LEVEL STRESSORS

11. THE COUPLE'S RELATIONSHIP STRENGHTS

12. CRITIQUE OF THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE MODEL

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. INTRODUCTION
This is an Interview report of couple interviewed regarding their relationship and to compare it with the Family Life Cycle Model set out as by Carter and McGoldrick (1989).

3. OUTLINE OF THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
Stage 1: The unattached young adult
This stage is characterised by a single young adult who is leave his home to establish independence The young adult is between families; between family of origin and the formation of a new nuclear family through marriage / pairing off.
Autonomy and attachment are functional for adult goals. Acceptance of financial responsibility for self. Parents and young adult begin to relate to one another as adults The young adult has a need for intimacy, seeks relationship

Stage two: The joining of families through marriage
In this stage the the young adult forms relationships with other adults, and a new couple is formed. The couple needs to define new blueprint for their family. Decisions cannot be made on individual basis, they should make the decisions as a couple. Each brings personal ideas, expectations and values as shaped by their experiences and relationships with their original families. With shared / similar